Category: Medicine

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Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?

Paula Span For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix,

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¿Por qué mueren más personas mayores después de sufrir caídas?

Durante un tiempo, pasear al perro se volvió peligroso. Earl Vickers solía sacar a Molly, su perra mezcla de pastor

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Countdown to Government Shutdown – KFF Health News

The Host Oct. 1 is the start of the next fiscal year, and unless Congress reaches agreement on continued spending,

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Happy 60th, Medicare and Medicaid!

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Health Care Groups Aim To Counter Growing ‘National Scandal’ of Elder Homelessness

Rachel Nassif, day center director at the PACE Organization of Rhode Island, with program participant Roberta Rabinovitz. Rabinovitz goes to

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Breaking Down Why Medicare Part D Premiums Are Likely To Go Up

Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to

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Kennedy Cancels Vaccine Funding – KFF Health News

The Host Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement that the federal government will cancel nearly $500

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Next on Kennedy’s List? Preventive Care and Vaccine Harm

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Medical Rehab Hospital Inspections Go Unpublicized by Federal Officials

Jordan Rau, KFF Health News Federal health officials do not inform consumers about severe safety violations in hospitals that specialize

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Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed

Jordan Rau, KFF Health News and Irena Hwang, The New York Times Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major

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Digesting Trump’s Big Budget Law

The Host As he had wanted, President Donald Trump signed his big budget bill into a big budget law in

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The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part II

Dan Weissmann In response to the high price of prescription drugs, “An Arm and a Leg” asked listeners to share

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Trump’s Bill Reaches the Finish Line

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers

In a top-rated nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia, the Rev. Donald Goodness is cared for by nurses and aides from

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Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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With Property Seized and Federal Funding Uncertain, Montana Asbestos Clinic Fights for Its Life

LIBBY, Mont. — Dozens of feet of tubing connect Gayla Benefield to her oxygen machine so she can walk from

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Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare

When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare

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RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn’t

The Host After explicitly promising senators during his confirmation hearing that he would not interfere in scientific policy over which

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Role Reversal: Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom

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Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host

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Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ to Brokers

A blockbuster lawsuit from the federal Department of Justice alleges that insurers Aetna, Elevance Health (formerly Anthem), and Humana paid

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Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ for Primo Customers

[*] When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often offered assurances such

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In Bustling NYC Federal Building, HHS Offices Are Eerily Quiet

NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in the mammoth office building

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A Health Policy Veteran Puts 2025 in Perspective

Dan Weissmann News has been coming out of Washington, D.C., since the start of the second Donald Trump administration like

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At Social Security, These Are the Days of the Living Dead

Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead

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100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get To Leave, Too

For several years, Fred Neary had been seeing five doctors at the Baylor Scott & White Health system, whose 52

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Can Congress Reconcile Trump’s Wishes With Medicaid’s Needs?

The Host Congress returns from spring break next week and will get to work crafting a bill that would cut

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Autism, It’s the Secretary’s Word vs. CDC’s

The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as “Bill

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The Dismantling of HHS – KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts

Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies, and some

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Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.

Five years ago, the CEO of one of the largest pain clinic companies in the Southeast was sentenced to more

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Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again

Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo

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‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers

Rachana Pradhan and Aneri Pattani Illustration by Oona Zenda The National Institutes of Health employee said she knew things would

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Federal Health Work in Flux

The Host Two months into the new administration, federal workers and contractors remain off-balance as the Trump administration ramps up

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Congressman Blames Trump Team for Ending Telehealth Medicare Benefit. Not Quite Right.

Suz Redfearn “Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We

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Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress

The Senate Finance Committee got its chance March 14 to question Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the

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The Cutting Continues – KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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In Trump’s Team, Supplement Fans Find Kindred Spirits in Search of Better Health

President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins. Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for

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Sent Home To Heal, Patients Avoid Wait for Rehab Home Beds

After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired

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The State of Federal Health Agencies Is Uncertain

The Host Can the Trump administration refuse to spend money appropriated through Congress by firing federal workers and canceling existing

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Years Later, Centene Settlements With States Still Unfinished

More than three years ago, health insurance giant Centene Corp. settled allegations that it overcharged Medicaid programs in Ohio and

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UnitedHealth Wins Ruling Over $2B in Alleged Medicare Advantage Overpayments

Fred Schulte, KFF Health News The Justice Department’s years-long court battle to force UnitedHealth Group to return billions of dollars

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Home Improvements Can Help People Age Independently. But Medicare Seldom Picks Up the Bill.

Chikao Tsubaki had been having a terrible time. In his mid-80s, he had a stroke. Then lymphoma. Then prostate cancer.

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Republicans Once Wanted Government out of Health Care. Trump Voters See It Differently.

Like many Americans who voted for Donald Trump, Jason Rouse hopes the president’s return will mean lower prices for gas,

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Qué es el Proyecto 2025, una hoja de ruta para las medidas de salud de Trump

Probablemente pocos votantes esperaban que el presidente Donald Trump, en sus primeras semanas de mandato, recortara miles de millones de

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Trump Froze Out Project 2025 in His Campaign. Now Its Blueprint Is His Health Care Playbook.

Few voters likely expected President Donald Trump in the first weeks of his administration to slash billions of dollars from

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GOP Takes Aim at Medicaid, Putting Enrollees and Providers at Risk

Medicaid is under threat — again. Republicans, who narrowly control Congress, are pushing proposals that could sharply cut funding to

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Medicaid in the Crosshairs, Maybe

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Chaos Continues in Federal Health System

The Host Confusion continues to reign at the Department of Health and Human Services, where policies seem to be changing

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New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Hello, Trump. Bye-Bye, Biden. – KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Hello, Trump. Bye-Bye, Biden. – KFF Health News

The Host Incoming President Donald Trump’s inauguration is Monday, yet the new GOP-led Congress is already rushing to work his

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New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to

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Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits

Medicare officials are pushing back against a federal watchdog’s call to crack down on home visits by Medicare Advantage health

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Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks – KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Readying for Republican Rule – KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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KFF Health News Sues To Force Disclosure of Medicare Advantage Audit Records

KFF Health News has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to compel it

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Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits

A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to crack down on billions of dollars in

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In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can’t Find or Afford Care

RICHMOND, Vt. — On a warm autumn morning, Roger Brown walked through a grove of towering trees whose sap fuels

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Election Outcome Could Bring Big Changes to Medicare

On the campaign trail, both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are eager to portray themselves as

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Trump Wants Harris To Pay a Political Price for Generous Immigrant Health Policies

Joanne Kenen Maria Sanchez immigrated to the Chicago area from Mexico about 30 years ago. Now 87, she’s still living

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Trump quiere que Harris pague un precio político por ofrecer salud a inmigrantes sin papeles

Joanne Kenen María Sánchez emigró al área de Chicago desde México hace unos 30 años. Ahora, a sus 87, sigue

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The Campaign’s Final Days – KFF Health News

The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as “Bill

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Vance Wrongly Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants in the Country Illegally

Sam Whitehead “We’re bankrupting a lot of hospitals by forcing these hospitals to provide care for people who don’t have the

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Less Than Two Weeks To Go

The Host As abortion and other reproductive issues gain more prominence in the looming election, some Republicans are trying to

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Beneficiarios de Medicare gastarán menos en medicamentos en 2025

Cuando Pam McClure se enteró que el próximo año ahorraría casi $4,000 en sus medicamentos recetados dijo: “parece demasiado bueno

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Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.

When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, “it sounded too good

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Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber To Travel Far Distances to Medical Care

When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend

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Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage

The Host As part of a media blitz aimed at women voters, Vice President Kamala Harris this week rolled out

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The Health of the Campaign

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise To Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices

Jacob Gardenswartz “Donald Trump said he was going to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. He never did. We did.”

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American Health Under Trump — Past, Present, and Future

The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News @emmarieDC Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as

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Trump-Harris Debate Showcases Health Policy Differences

The Host As expected, the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris offered few new

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En los comerciales de medicamentos en TV, lo que ves no siempre es lo que es

La música triunfal suena mientras pacientes con cáncer van de campamento, hacen jardinería y ven fuegos artificiales en anuncios de

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Longtime Head of L.A. Care To Retire After Navigating Major Medi-Cal Changes

LOS ANGELES — For nearly a decade, John Baackes has led L.A. Care Health Plan, a publicly run insurer primarily

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With TV Drug Ads, What You See Is Not Necessarily What You Get

Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads for Opdivo+Yervoy, a combination

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Para las farmacéuticas, la pelea entre Trump y Harris es entre dos enemigos de la industria

En medio de una amarga y divisiva contienda, el ex presidente Donald Trump y la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris solo parecen

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Feds Killed Plan To Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition

A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions

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Turning 26 and Struggling To Find Health Insurance? Tell Us About It.

Elisabeth Rosenthal A hard-won provision of the Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their family’s health insurance

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Let the General Election Commence

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace

Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Obamacare marketplace, citing “anomalous

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Harris Did Not Vote to ‘Cut Medicare,’ Despite Trump’s Claim

Jacob Gardenswartz “As vice president, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion.

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Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Shuttered Hospitals in Georgia

Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead ATLANTA — At the shuttered Atlanta Medical Center, a “Stronger Together” mural sends a hopeful

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Harris-Walz Ticket Sharpens Contrast With Trump-Vance on Health Care

STILLWATER, Minn. — Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate is making health

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New Lines of Attack Form Against the Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act is back under attack. Not as in the repeal-and-replace debates of yore, but in a fresher

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Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, UF Health is trying a new

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Abortion Heats Up Presidential Race 

The Host The change at the top of the likely Democratic presidential ticket is prompting both abortion rights and anti-abortion

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Florida’s RSV Season Has Started, and It’s Coming Soon to the Rest of US. Here’s a Primer.

Many people have gotten used to rolling up their sleeves for flu and covid-19 vaccines. New immunizations are also available

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Harris in the Spotlight – KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Misleading Ads Play Key Role in Schemes to Gin Up Unauthorized ACA Sign-Ups, Lawsuit Alleges

The government is giving away money! So say ads on a variety of social media platforms. Consumers, the ads claim,

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Harris, Once Biden’s Voice on Abortion, Would Take an Outspoken Approach to Health

Stephanie Armour and Julie Appleby, KFF Health News and Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Throughout Joe Biden’s presidency, he leaned

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Harris, alguna vez la voz de Biden sobre el aborto, tendría un enfoque abierto en temas de salud

A lo largo de su presidencia, Joe Biden se apoyó en Kamala Harris, la ex fiscal y senadora frontal que

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At Trump’s GOP Convention, There’s Little To Be Heard on Health Care

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News No talk of Obamacare. Or abortion. At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week,

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En la convención republicana de Trump se escuchó poco y nada sobre atención de salud

Ni una palabra sobre el Obamacare o el aborto. En la Convención Nacional Republicana en Milwaukee esta semana, donde los

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Trump Is Wrong in Claiming Full Credit for Lowering Insulin Prices

Jacob Gardenswartz “Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and the Trump Administration, not by Crooked

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SCOTUS Term Wraps With a Bang

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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The Supreme Court Just Limited Federal Power. Health Care Is Feeling the Shockwaves.

A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s

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SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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1st Biden-Trump Debate of 2024: What They Got Wrong, and Right

KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential

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Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.

Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information

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SCOTUS Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge — For Now 

The Host A unanimous Supreme Court turned back a challenge to the FDA’s approval and rules for the abortion pill

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Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say

Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling

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Weight-Loss Drugs Are So Popular They’re Headed for Medicare Negotiations

The steep prices — and popularity — of Ozempic and similar weight-loss and diabetes drugs could soon make them a

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Anti-Abortion Hard-Liners Speak Up – KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Bird Flu Lands as the Next Public Health Challenge

The Host Public health officials are watching with concern since a strain of bird flu spread to dairy cows in

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Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States

The Host A new analysis finds that graduating medical students were less likely to apply this year for residency training

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Medicare Stumbles Managing a Costly Problem — Chronic Illness

Nearly a decade ago, Medicare launched a program to help the two-thirds of beneficiaries with chronic conditions by paying their

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Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’

Two months after a cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary halted payments to some doctors, medical providers say they’re still

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Medicare’s Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors

Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing

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Attack of the Medicare Machines

Dan Weissmann Covering the American health care system means we tell some scary stories. This episode of “An Arm and

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Rising Complaints of Unauthorized Obamacare Plan-Switching and Sign-Ups Trigger Concern

Federal and state regulators aren’t doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making unauthorized policy

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Biden Is Right About $35 Insulin Cap but Exaggerates Prior Costs for Medicare Enrollees

Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries “was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a

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Florida Limits Abortion — For Now

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK

Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan

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Adultos mayores, agotados por tener que organizar tanta atención médica

En enero, Susanne Gilliam, de 67 años, estaba yendo a recoger el correo afuera de su casa cuando se cayó

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Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage

Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that

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The Supreme Court and the Abortion Pill

The Host In its first abortion case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, the Supreme Court this

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The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on

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Telehealth Sites Promise Cure for ‘Male Menopause’ Despite FDA Ban on Off-Label Ads

Online stores sprang up during the covid-19 pandemic’s telehealth boom touting testosterone as a cure-all for men’s age-related illnesses —

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The ACA Turns 14 – KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Biden Said Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Cut the Deficit by $160B. That’s Years Away.

Amy Sherman, PolitiFact We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those

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Covid and Medicare Payments Spark Remote Patient Monitoring Boom

Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6 every morning, steps on the bathroom scale, and uses a cuff

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Maybe It’s a Health Care Election After All

The Host The general election campaign for president is (unofficially) on, as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump

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The Medicare Episode – KFF Health News

Dan Weissmann Medicare may sound like an escape from the expensive world of U.S. health insurance, but it’s more complicated,

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Biden Said State of the Union Is Strong and Made Clear His Campaign Is Off and Running

President Joe Biden touted his administration’s accomplishments in health care in a wide-ranging State of the Union address on Thursday

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The State of the Union Is … Busy

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services

In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand

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Whistleblower Accuses Aledade, Largest US Independent Primary Care Network, of Medicare Fraud

A Maryland firm that oversees the nation’s largest independent network of primary care medical practices is facing a whistleblower lawsuit

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America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans

President Joe Biden is counting on outrage over abortion restrictions to help drive turnout for his reelection. Former President Donald

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Say That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary

Judith Graham It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94

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Alabama Court Rules Embryos Are Children. What Now?

The Host The Alabama Supreme Court’s groundbreaking ruling last week that frozen embryos have legal rights as people has touched

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Patients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers

Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst, one of the pricey medications that treat

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Biden Wins Early Court Test for Medicare Drug Negotiations

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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In Fight Over Medicare Payments, the Hospital Lobby Shows Its Strength

In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political power to protect their bottom lines. The

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Struggle Over Who Gets the Last Word

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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¿Dónde están los proveedores de atención primaria del país? La respuesta no es fácil

Los médicos en Valley-Wide Health Systems nunca saben quién se presentará en su clínica en San Luis, un pueblo de

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Where Are the Nation’s Primary Care Providers? It’s Not an Easy Answer

Clinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis, a town of about

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Readers Weigh Downsides of Medicare Advantage and Stick Up for Mary Lou Retton

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity

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With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns

Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News HANOVER, N.H. — Health care issues are important to Lana Leggett-Kealey, who works as a

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Medicare Advantage Is Popular, but Some Beneficiaries Feel Buyer’s Remorse

Medicare Advantage plans are booming — 30.8 million of the 60 million Americans with Medicare are now enrolled in the

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Watch: Older Americans Say They Feel Stuck in Medicare Advantage Plans

As enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the coverage works, including from people

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Cómo impactaría una segunda presidencia de Trump en la atención de salud

En la campaña presidencial, el ex presidente Donald Trump está prometiendo, una vez más, derogar y reemplazar la Ley de

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What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Health Care?

On the presidential campaign trail, former President Donald Trump is, once again, promising to repeal and replace the Affordable Care

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In a Fractious Rerun, GOP Rivals Haley and DeSantis Debate Health Care. Trump Sits It Out.

The race to win the quickly approaching Iowa caucuses was the theme running through Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate hosted

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All About the (Government) Funding

The Host As this election year begins in earnest, making it harder for Congress to pass bills, lawmakers on Capitol

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The AMA Wants a Medicare Cut Reversed – And Lawmakers To Stay Out of Care

Congress is back this week and feverishly working on a bipartisan agreement to fund the government for the rest of

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Adultos mayores se sienten “atrapados” en planes de Medicare Advantage

En 2016, Richard Timmins fue a un seminario informativo gratuito para aprender más sobre la cobertura de Medicare. “Escuché al

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Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans

In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about Medicare coverage. “I listened to the

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Why Do We Pay For so Much Worthless Health Care?

Medical advances are expensive. Take Wegovy, the wildly successful obesity drug that we learned last week may also reduce the

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Hospitals and Doctors Are Fed up With Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage plans are pretty popular with both lawmakers and ordinary Americans — they now enroll about 31 million people,

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2023 Is a Wrap – KFF Health News

The Host Even without covid dominating the headlines, 2023 was a busy year for health policy. The ever-rising cost of

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Medicare Advantage Increasingly Popular With Seniors — But Not Hospitals and Doctors

A hospital system in Georgia. Two medical groups in San Diego. Another in Louisville, Kentucky, and nearly one-third of Nebraska

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Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics

Susan Jaffe After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare Advantage and drug plans, the

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Adultos mayores, detectives contra avisos engañosos de Medicare Advantage

Susan Jaffe Después de una ofensiva sin precedentes contra las publicidades engañosas de las aseguradoras que venden planes privados de

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Trump Puts Obamacare Repeal Back on Agenda

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of

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Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

It’s a good day when Frank Lee, a retired chef, can slip out to the hardware store, fairly confident that

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Dodging the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Can Be Costly

Angela M. Du Bois, a retired software tester in Durham, North Carolina, wasn’t looking to replace her UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

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Democrats See Opportunity in GOP Threats to Repeal Health Law 

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